Baron-Forness Library: GeosciencesDepartmental Acquisitions: 0-1http://www.yoursite.com/http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489996Advances in 3D geo-information sciences / . . Thomas H. Kolbe, Gerhard Kèonig, Claus Nagel (eds.).Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489996http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491215Atlas of oceans : . an ecological survey of underwater life / . John Farndon ; foreword by Carl Safina.Description: Looks at the oceans and seas around the world, describing the creatures found in them, threats they face, and recommendations on ways to preserve the ocean ecosystem.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491215http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507150Atlas of Yellowstone / . . senior editor, W. Andrew Marcus ; cartographic editor, James E. Meacham ; Yellowstone editor, Ann W. Rodman ; production manager, Alethea Y. Steingisser ; consulting editor, Stuart Allan ; text editor, Ross West.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507150http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495817Basic geological mapping / . . Richard J. Lisle, Peter J. Brabham and John W. Barnes.Description: "Basic Geological Mapping, 5th Edition is an essential basic guide to field techniques in mapping geology. Now completely revised and updated the book retains the concise clarity which has made it an indispensable instant reference in its previous editions. It provides the reader with all the necessary practical information and techniques that they will need while carrying out work in the field, covering a wide spectrum of different conditions, needs and types of countries. This edition covers new developments in technology including Google Earth and the use of GPS. This is an ideal field guide to geological mapping for 2nd/3rd year undergraduates of Geology, Hydrogeology and Geological Engineering"--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495817http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508011The beach book : . science of the shore / . Carl H. Hobbs.Description: Waves and tides, wind and storms, sea-level rise and shore erosion: these are the forces that shape our beaches, and beach lovers of all stripes can benefit from learning more about how these coastal processes work. With animation and clarity, this book tells sunbathers why beaches widen and narrow, and helps boaters and anglers understand why tidal inlets migrate. It gives home buyers insight into erosion rates and provides natural-resource managers and interested citizens with rich information on beach nourishment and coastal-zone development. And for all of us concerned about the long-term health of our beaches, it outlines the latest scientific information on sea-level rise and introduces ways to combat not only the erosion of beaches but also the decline of other coastal habitats. The more we learn about coastline formation and maintenance, the better we can appreciate and cultivate our shores. Informed by the latest research and infused with a passion for its subject, The Beach Book provides a wide-ranging introduction to the shore, and all of us who love the beach and its associated environments will find it timely and useful. -- Back Coverhttp://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508011http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508833The Big Muddy : . an environmental history of the Mississippi and its peoples, from Hernando de Soto to Hurricane Katrina / . Christopher Morris.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508833http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489879The big thirst : . the secret life and turbulent future of water / . Charles Fishman.Description: The water coming out of your kitchen tap is four billion years old and might well have been sipped by a Tyrannosaurus rex. Rather than only three states of water, liquid, ice, and vapor, there is a fourth, "molecular water," fused into rock 400 miles deep in the Earth, and that's where most of the planet's water is found. Unlike most precious resources, water cannot be used up; it can always be made clean enough again to drink, indeed, water can be made so clean that it's toxic. Water is the most vital substance in our lives but also more amazing and mysterious than we appreciate. As the author brings to life in this narrative, water runs our world in a host of awe inspiring ways, yet we take it completely for granted. But the era of easy water is over. Bringing readers on a lively and fascinating journey from the wet moons of Saturn to the water obsessed hotels of Las Vegas, where dolphins swim in the desert, and from a rice farm in the parched Australian outback to a high tech IBM plant that makes an exotic breed of pure water found nowhere in nature, he shows that we have already left behind a century long golden age when water was thoughtlessly abundant, free, and safe and entered a new era of high stakes water. In 2008, Atlanta came within ninety days of running entirely out of clean water. California is in a desperate battle to hold off a water catastrophe. And in the last five years Australia nearly ran out of water, and had to scramble to reinvent the country's entire water system. But as dramatic as the challenges are, the deeper truth the author reveals is that there is no good reason for us to be overtaken by a global water crisis. We have more than enough water. We just don't think about it, or use it, smartly. This book explores our strange and complex relationship to water. We delight in watching waves roll in from the ocean; we take great comfort from sliding into a hot bath; and we will pay a thousand times the price of tap water to drink our preferred brand of the bottled version. We love water, but at the moment, we do not appreciate it or respect it. Just as we have begun to reimagine our relationship to food, a change that is driving the growth of the organic and local food movements, we must also rethink how we approach and use water. The good news is that we can. As is shown, a host of advances are under way, from the simplicity of harvesting rainwater to the brilliant innovations devised by companies such as IBM, GE, and Royal Caribbean that are making impressive breakthroughs in water productivity. Knowing what to do is not the problem. Ultimately, the hardest part is changing our water consciousness. As the author writes, "Many civilizations have been crippled or destroyed by an inability to understand water or manage it. We have a huge advantage over the generations of people who have come before us, because we can understand water and we can use it smartly." This book will forever change the way we think about water, about our essential relationship to it, and about the creativity we can bring to ensuring that we will always have plenty of it; it is an examination of the passing of the golden age of water and the shocking facts about how water scarcity will soon be a major factor in our lives.--From book jacket.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489879http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489995The biochar solution : . carbon farming and climate change / . Albert Bates ; foreword by Vandana Shiva.Description: Examines the role of biochar, created by burning biomass in the absence of oxygen, in withholding carbon from the atmosphere while building soil fertility.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489995http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=513117Borders : . a very short introduction / . Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen.Description: This volume challenges the perception of borders as passive lines on a map, revealing them instead to be integral forces in the economic, social, political, and environmental processes that shape our lives. Highlighting the historical development and continued relevance of borders, the authors offer a powerful counterpoint to the idea of an imminent borderless world, underscoring the impact borders have on a range of issues, such as economic development, inter- and intra-state conflict, global terrorism, migration, nationalism, international law, environmental sustainability, and natural resource management. They demonstrate how and why borders have been, are currently, and will undoubtedly remain hot topics across the social sciences and in the global headlines for years to come.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=513117http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508834The carbon crunch : . how we're getting climate change wrong--and how to fix it / . Dieter Helm.Description: "Despite commitments to renewable energy and two decades of international negotiations, global emissions continue to rise. Coal, the most damaging of all fossil fuels, has actually risen from 25% to almost 30% of world energy use. And while European countries have congratulated themselves on reducing emissions, they have increased their carbon imports from China and other developing nations, who continue to expand their coal use. As standards of living increase in developing countries, coal use can only increase as well--and global temperatures along with it.In this hard-hitting book, Dieter Helm looks at how and why we have failed to tackle the issue of global warming and argues for a new, pragmatic rethinking of energy policy--from transitioning from coal to gas and eventually to electrification of transport, to carbon pricing and a focus on new technologies. Lucid, compelling and rigorously researched, this book will have a lasting impact on how we think about climate change"--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508834http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490341Cascadia's fault : . the coming earthquake and tsunami that could devastate North America / . Jerry Thompson.Description: Explains that a major earthquake and resulting tsunamis are likely to occur off the Pacific Northwest coast any time within the next two hundred years, arguing that the effects of the disaster will be far worse than the damage from the 2004 Sumatran quake and tsunamis.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490341http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504752China : . its environment and history / . Robert B. Marks.Description: This book provides a comprehensive and comprehensible history of China from prehistory to the present. Focusing on the interaction of humans and their environment, the author traces changes in the physical and cultural world that is home to a quarter of humankind. Through both word and image, this work illuminates the chaos and paradox inherent in China's environmental narrative, demonstrating how historically sustainable practices can, in fact, be profoundly ecologically unsound. The author also reevaluates China's traditional "heroic" storyline, highlighting the marginalization of nature that followed the spread of Chinese civilization while examining the development of a distinctly Chinese way of relating to and altering the environment. And also, he makes the compelling argument that all of humanity has a stake in China's environmental future.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504752http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507141China's environmental challenges / . . Judith Shapiro.Description: China's huge environmental challenges are significant for us all. They affect not only the health and well-being of China but the very future of the planet. In this trailblazing book, noted China specialist and environmentalist Judith Shapiro investigates China's struggle to achieve sustainable development against a backdrop of acute rural poverty and soaring middle class consumption. Using five core analytical concepts to explore the complexities of this struggle - the implications of globalization, the challenges of governance; contested national identity, the evolution of civil society and problems of environmental justice and equity - Shapiro poses a number of pressing questions: Do the Chinese people have the right to the higher living standards enjoyed in the developed world? Are China's environmental problems so severe that they may shake the government's stability, legitimacy and control? To what extent are China's environmental problems due to patterns of Western consumption? And in a world of increasing limits on resources and pollution "sinks," is it even possible to build an equitable system in which people enjoy equal access to resources without taking them from successive generations, from the poor, or from other species? China and the planet are at a pivotal moment; the path towards a more sustainable development model is still open. But - as Shapiro persuasively argues - making this choice will require humility, creativity, and a rejection of business as usual. The window of opportunity will not be open much longer.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507141http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490340China's geography : . globalization and the dynamics of political, economic, and social change / . Gregory Veeck ... [et al.].Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490340http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=518633China's urban billion : . the story behind the biggest migration in human history / . Tom Miller.Description: "By 2030, China's cities will be home to 1 billion people one in every eight people on earth. What kind of lives will China's urban billion lead? And what will China's cities be like? Over the past thirty years, China's urban population expanded by 500 million people, and is on track to swell by a further 300 million by 2030. Hundreds of millions of these new urban residents are rural migrants, who lead second-class lives without access to urban benefits. Even those lucky citizens who live in modern tower blocks must put up with clogged roads, polluted skies and cityscapes of unremitting ugliness. The rapid expansion of urban China is astonishing, but new policies are urgently needed to create healthier cities. Combining on-the-ground reportage and up-to-date research, this pivotal book explains why China has failed to reap many of the economic and social benefits of urbanization, and suggests how these problems can be resolved. If its leaders get urbanization right, China will surpass the United States and cement its position as the world's largest economy. But if they get it wrong, China could spend the next twenty years languishing in middle-income torpor, its cities pockmarked by giant slums." -- Publisher's description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=518633http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498856Cities of the world : . world regional urban development / . edited by Stanley D. Brunn, Maureen Hays-Mitchell, and Donald J. Zeigler.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498856http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489993Climate change and environmental ethics / . . Ved P. Nanda, editor.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489993http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498857The climate fix : . what scientists and politicians won't tell you about global warming / . Roger Pielke, Jr.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498857http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491214The cloud collector's handbook / . . by Gavin Pretor-Pinney ; image research by Society photo editor, Ian Moxley ; meteorological guidance by Stephen Burt.Description: Throughout, author and cloud expert Gavin Pretor-Pinney catalogs a variety of clouds and gives readers points for spotting them and recording their finds.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491214http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503855Confronting ecological crisis in Appalachia and the South : . university and community partnerships / . edited by Stephanie McSpirit, Lynne Faltraco, and Conner Bailey.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503855http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503515The conundrum : . how scientific innovation, increased efficiency, and good intentions can make our energy and climate problems worse / . David Owen.Description: "This is a mind-changing manifesto about the environment, efficiency, and the real path to sustainability. Hybrid cars, fast trains, compact florescent lightbulbs, solar panels, carbon offsets: everything you've been told about being green is wrong. The quest for a breakthrough battery or a 100 mpg car are dangerous fantasies. We are consumers, and we like to consume greenly and efficiently. But David Owen argues that our best intentions are still at cross-purposes to our true goal: living sustainably while caring for our environment and the future of the planet. Efficiency, once considered the holy grail of our environmental problems, turns out to be part of the problem, one discovered in the late nineteenth century by a twenty-nine-year-old English economist named William Jevons. Efforts to improve efficiency only exacerbate the problems they are meant to solve, more than negating the environmental gains. We have little trouble turning increases in efficiency into increases in consumption. David Owen's elegant narrative, filled with fascinating information and anecdotes, takes you through the history of energy and the quest for efficiency. He introduces the reader to some of the smartest people working on solving our energy problems. He details the arguments of efficiency's proponents and its antagonists--and in the process overturns most traditional wisdom about being green. This is a book that will change how you look at the world. We are not waiting for some geniuses to invent our way out of the energy and economic crisis we're in. We already have the technology and knowledge we need to live sustainably. But will we do it? That is the conundrum"--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503515http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508012Crabgrass crucible : . suburban nature and the rise of environmentalism in twentieth-century America / . Christopher C. Sellers.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508012http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503516Crude reality : . petroleum in world history / . Brian C. Black.Description: This introduction to the history of oil tells the story of how petroleum shaped human life since it was first discovered leaking inconspicuously from the soil. Leading environmental history specialist Brian C. Black connects the subsequent exploitation of petroleum to patterns in world history while tracing the intricate links between energy and people after 1850. --from publisher descriptionhttp://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503516http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489992Disease maps : . epidemics on the ground / . Tom Koch.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489992http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=513126Ecosystem services come to town : . greening cities by working with nature / . Gary Grant.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=513126http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503858Encyclopedia of caves / . . editors, William B. White, David C. Culver.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503858http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490339Encyclopedia of water politics and policy in the United States / . . Steven L. Danver, John R. Burch, Jr. editors.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490339http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490338The end of country / . . Seamus McGraw.Description: "The End of Country is the compelling story about the epic battle for control of one of the richest natural gas deposits the world has ever known: the Marcellus Shale, worth more than one trillion dollars. In a remote northeastern corner of Pennsylvania, an intense conflict begins, pitting the forces of corporate America against a community of stoic, low-income homesteaders, determined to acquire their fair share of the windfall--but not at the cost of their values or their way of life. Though the natural gas is extracted through a controversial process known as hydrofracking, many couldn't resist the offer to lease their land in exchange for the promise of untold riches. For years, this part of the world was invisible to all but the farmers, urban transplants, and small landholders who called it home. But journalist Seamus McGraw, a native of the region whose own mother was one of the first to receive a leasing offer, opens a window on a stiff-necked group of Pennsylvanians as they try, with little guidance or protection from the state or anyone else, to balance the promise and the peril of this discovery. Along the way, McGraw introduces us to a host of colorful characters, from a gas company land agent with a Green Beret to a wizened quarryman with an old coonhound, a .22 rifle, and an unerring sense of right and wrong who leads a personal crusade to police the gas company's operations. The cutthroat dash by petrodollar billionaires to secure drilling leases will make some poor residents rich, and put the entire community at risk of having its land tainted by toxic chemicals and its water supply contaminated by gas. Above all, it will test the character of everyone in the community as they fight against 'the end of country.'" -- Amazon.com.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490338http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=492506Environmental analysis of contaminated sites / . . edited by Geoffrey I. Sunahara ... [et al.].Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=492506http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=518636Environmental flows : . saving rivers in the third millennium / . Angela Helen Arthington.Description: Environmental Flows describes the timing, quality, and quantity of water flows required to sustain freshwater and estuarian ecosystems and the human well-being and livelihoods that depend on them. It answers crucial questions about the flow of water within and between different kinds of ecosystems. What happens when the flow or the availability of water is curtailed or diverted, either naturally or by human activity? How will climate change alter the availability of water and impact the aquatic ecosystems? Covering methodological developments from the simplest hydrological formulas to large-scale frameworks that inform water management, this book is a must-read for water managers and freshwater and estuarian ecologists contending with ever-changing conditions influencing the flow of water. -- Book Jacket.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=518636http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495818Environmental law handbook. . . Description: The environmental field and its regulations have evolved significantly since Congress passed the first environmental law in 1970, and the Environmental Law Handbook, published just three years later, has been indispensable to students and professionals ever since. The authors provide clear and accessible explanations, expert legal insight into new and evolving regulations, and reliable compliance and management guidance.The Environmental Law Handbook continues to provide individuals across the country-professionals, professors, and students-with a comprehensive, up-to-date, and easy-to-read look at the major environmental, health, and safety laws affecting U.S. businesses and organizations. Because it is written by the country's leading environmental law firms, you receive the best, most reliable guidance anywhere. Both professional environmental managers and students aspiring to careers in environmental management should keep the Environmental Law Handbook within arm's reach for thoughtful answers to regulatory questions like: - How do I ensure compliance with the regulations?- How do the latest environmental developments impact my operations?- How do we keep our operations efficient and our community safe?This handbook begins with chapters on the fundamentals of environmental law and on issues of enforcement and liability. It then dives headfirst into the major laws, examining their history, scope, and requirements with a chapter devoted to each.The 21st edition of this well-known handbook has been thoroughly updated, with major changes to chapters on the Clean Air Act and the Oil Pollution Act, and a rewritten chapter on the Safe Drinking Water Act. This edition also includes a brand new chapter on Climate Change and Environmental Law.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495818http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=518637Environmental leadership : . a reference handbook / . Deborah Rigling Gallagher, editor.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=518637http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489878Extinction and radiation : . how the fall of dinosaurs led to the rise of mammals / . J. David Archibald.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489878http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495820The extraordinary world of diamonds / . . Nick Norman.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495820http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495819The field description of igneous rocks / . . Dougal Jerram, Nick Petford.Description: "The second edition of this unique pocket field guide has been thoroughly revised and updated to include the advances in physical volcanology, emplacement of magmas, and interpreting structures and textures in igneous rocks. The book has included new techniques, such as AMS and geophysical studies of pluton shape at depth, and new topics such as the occurrence of porphyrys, laccoliths, and magma sediment interaction. Part of the successful field guide series, this book includes new sections featuring granitic rocks, basaltic rocks, magma mixing and mingling, and engineering properties and mineralization."--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495819http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=492508Fire management in the American West : . forest politics and the rise of megafires / . Mark Hudson.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=492508http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489991Fossil collecting in Pennsylvania / . . by Donald M. Hoskins, Jon D. Inners, and John A. Harper ; illustrations by John G. Kuchinski, Albert E. Van Olden, and James H. Dolimpio.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489991http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489646Fuel . . Cinema Libre Distribution presents ; Blue Water Entertainment, Open Pictures, and Hero BX present ; in association with Digital Neural Axis and PIC Agency ; a Josh Tickell film ; produced by Blue Water Entertainment and Open Pictures ; produced by Greg Reitman, Dale Rosenbloom, Daniel Assael, Darius Fisher, and Rebecca Harrell ; directed by Josh Tickell ; written by Johnny O'Hara.Description: The message of "Fuel" is clear: oil is bad, alternative energy is good. Its goals are simple: put Big Oil out of business, and sell the American public on the virtues of cleaner energy sources, such as wind, solar, and ethanol. Josh Tickell, an alternative-energy zealot, has both driven cross-country in a car powered only by fast-food cooking oil and written a book about it. His film is a combination of autobiography, first-person travelogue, history and ecology lesson, and a shamelessly inspirational call to action. Using charts, animated graphics and historical footage, Tickell ties our national obsession with oil to melting glaciers, melting economies, the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina, and the collapse of the American way of life. Eleven years in the making (a shorter version appeared in 2008 as "Fields of Fuel") the film is not so much a green documentary as a red, white, and blue alarm.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489646http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503520The future of the world's climate / . . Ann Henderson-Sellers, Kendal McGuffie.Description: "The study of climate today seems to be dominated by global warming, but these predictions of climatic models must be placed in their geological, paleo-climatic, and astronomical context to create a complete picture of the Earth's future climate. The Future of the World's Climate presents that perspective with data and projections that have emerged from more technologically advanced and accurate climate modeling"--Publisher's website.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503520http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489990Geography for nongeographers / . . Frank R. Spellman.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489990http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=492509Geomorphological hazards and disaster prevention / . . [edited by] Irasema Alcãaantara-Ayala, Andrew S. Goudie.Description: Human activities have had a huge impact on the environment and landscape, through industrialization and land-use change, leading to climate change, deforestation, desertification, land degradation, air and water pollution. These impacts are strongly linked to the occurrence of geomorphological hazards, such as floods, landslides, snow avalanches, soil erosion, and others. Geomorphological work includes not only the understanding but the mapping and modelling of Earth's surface processes, many of which directly affect human societies. In addition, geomorphologists are becoming increasingly involved with the dimensions of societal problem solving, through vulnerability analysis, hazard and risk assessment and management. The work of geomorphologists is therefore of prime importance for disaster prevention. An international team of geomorphologists have contributed their expertise to this volume, making this a scientifically rigorous work for a wide audience of geomorphologists and other Earth scientists, including those involved in environmental science, hazard and risk assessment, management and policy.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=492509http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498859Global navigation satellite systems : . insights into GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Compass, and others / . B. Bhatta.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498859http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507705Global weirdness : . severe storms, deadly heat waves, relentless drought, rising seas, and the weather of the future / . Climate Central.Description: Explains climate change-- its implications for the future, and what we can, and cannot, do to avoid further change.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507705http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=513128The Goldilocks planet : . the four billion year story of Earth's climate / . Jan Zalasiewicz & Mark Williams.Description: Presents a history of climate to reveal that the climatic changes happening hardly compare to the changes the Earth has seen over the last 4.5 billion years.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=513128http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=493432A great aridness : . climate change and the future of the American southwest / . William deBuys.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=493432http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508014Green cities of Europe : . global lessons on green urbanism / . edited by Timothy Beatley.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508014http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489989Greening the city : . urban landscapes in the twentieth century / . edited by Dorothee Brantz and Sonja Dèumpelmann.Description: The modern city is not only pavement and concrete. Parks, gardens, trees, and other plants are an integral part of the urban environment. Often the focal points of social movements and political interests, green spaces represent far more than simply an effort to balance the man-made with the natural. A city's history with--and approach to--its parks and gardens reveals much about its workings and the forces acting upon it. Our green spaces offer a unique and valuable window on the history of city life. The essays in Greening the City span over a century of urban history, moving from fin-de-siáecle Sofia to green efforts in urban Seattle. The authors present a wide array of cases that speak to global concerns through the local and specific, with topics that include green-space planning in Barcelona and Mexico City, the distinction between public and private nature in Los Angeles, the ecological diversity of West Berlin, and the historical and cultural significance of hybrid spaces designed for sports.--From publisher description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489989http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=515479Groundwater for the 21st century : . a primer for citizens of planet earth / . by John A. Conners.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=515479http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491213How bad are bananas? : . the carbon footprint of everything / . Mike Berners-Lee.Description: Discusses the carbon footprint--the carbon emissions used to manufacture and transport--everyday items, including paper bags and imported produce, and provides information to help build carbon considerations into everyday purchases.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=491213http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503859The Hudson primer : . the ecology of an iconic river / . David L. Strayer.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503859http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490337Imagining sustainable food systems : . theory and practice / . edited by Alison Blay-Palmer.Description: "What defines a sustainable food system? How can it be more inclusive? How do local and global scales interact and how does power flow within food systems? How to encourage an interdisciplinary approach to realizing sustainable food systems? And how to activate change? These questions are considered by EU and North American academics and practitioners in this book. Using a wide range of case studies, it provides a critical overview, showing how and where theory and practice can converge to produce more sustainable food systems."--pub. website.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490337http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=515481Industrial disasters, toxic waste, and community impacts : . the health effects and environmental justice struggles around the globe / . Francis Olajide Adeola.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=515481http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=492520Introducing palaeontology : . a guide to ancient life / . Patrick N. Wyse Jackson ; with illustrations by John Murray.Description: Life on Earth can be traced back over three thousand million years into the past. Many examples of the Earth's past inhabitants are to be found in rocks, preserved as beautiful and fascinating fossils. The earliest life forms were bacteria and algae; these produced the oxygen that enabled more complex life forms to develop. About 600 million years ago multi-cellular organisms appeared on Earth, some of which could protect themselves with hard parts such as shells. Many of these life forms were readily fossilized and are used to subdivide geological time. Numerous species have evolved and most are now extinct. Lineages can be traced and extinctions explained as a consequence of terrestrial and extra-terrestrial events. Illustrated with photographs and explanatory diagrams this text provides an introduction to the science of palaeontology. The book is divided into two parts. The first explains what a fossil is; how fossils came to be preserved; how they are classified; and what information they can tell scientists about the rocks in which they are found. The second part introduces the major fossil groups taking a systematic view from algae and plants, through the numerous examples of invertebrate animals, to the vertebrates and finally to man's ancestors.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=492520http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495821An introduction to geological structures and maps / . . George M. Bennison, Paul A. Olver, Keith A. Moseley.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495821http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=513874Introduction to mineralogy / . . William D. Nesse.Description: "The second edition of iIntroduction to Mineralogyr follows the highly successful first edition, which become an overnight market leader. iIntroduction to Mineralogyr consolidates much of the material now covered in traditional mineralogy and optical mineralogy courses and focuses on describing minerals within their geologic context. It presents the important traditional content of mineralogy including crystallography, chemical bonding, controls on mineral structure, mineral stability, and crystal growth to provide a foundation that enables students to understand the nature and occurrence of minerals. Physical, optical, and X-ray powder diffraction techniques of mineral study are described in detail, and common chemical analytical methods are outlined as well. Detailed descriptions of over 100 common minerals are provided, and the geologic context within which these minerals occur is emphasized. Appendices provide tables and diagrams to help students with mineral identification, using both physical and optical properties. Numerous line drawings, photographs, and photomicrographs help make complex concepts understandable. iIntroduction to Mineralogyr is available with Daniel Schulze's iAn Atlas of Minerals in Thin Sectionr for a nominal additional fee"--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=513874http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496501Inventing "Easter Island" / . . Beverley Haun.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496501http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503861Land between waters : . environmental histories of modern Mexico / . edited by Christopher R. Boyer.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503861http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=542991The land grabbers : . the new fight over who owns the Earth / . Fred Pearce.Description: This book reveals the land grab taking place around the world and how corporate and governmental promises about the benefits of development are masking environmental and social destruction and the transfer of wealth out of host countries. Wall Street, Chinese billionaires, oil sheikhs, and agribusiness are buying up huge tracts of land in a hungry, crowded world. Fearing future food shortages or eager to profit from them, the world's wealthiest and most acquisitive countries, corporations, and individuals have been buying and leasing vast tracts of land around the world. The scale is astounding: parcels the size of small countries are being gobbled up across the plains of Africa, the paddy fields of Southeast Asia, the jungles of South America, and the prairies of Eastern Europe. The author, a science writer spent a year circling the globe to find out who was doing the buying, whose land was being taken over, and what the effect of these massive land deals seems to be. This book is an expose that reveals the scale and the human costs of the land grab, one of the most profound ethical, environmental, and economic issues facing the globalized world in the twenty-first century. The corporations, speculators, and governments scooping up land cheap in the developing world claim that industrial-scale farming will help local economies. But the author's research reveals a far more troubling reality. While some mega-farms are ethically run, all too often poor farmers and cattle herders are evicted from ancestral lands or cut off from water sources. The good jobs promised by foreign capitalists and home governments alike fail to materialize. Hungry nations are being forced to export their food to the wealthy, and corporate potentates run fiefdoms oblivious to the country beyond their fences. The story is populated with larger-than-life characters, from financier George Soros and industry tycoon Richard Branson, to Gulf state sheikhs, Russian oligarchs, British barons, and Burmese generals. We discover why Goldman Sachs is buying up the Chinese poultry industry, what Lord Rothschild and a legendary 1970s asset-stripper are doing in the backwoods of Brazil, and what plans a Saudi oil billionaire has for Ethiopia. Along the way, the author introduces us to the people who actually live on, and live off of, the supposedly "empty" land that is being grabbed, from Cambodian peasants, victimized first by the Khmer Rouge and now by crony capitalism, to African pastoralists confined to ever-smaller tracts. Over the next few decades, land grabbing may matter more, to more of the planet's people, than even climate change. It will affect who eats and who does not, who gets richer and who gets poorer, and whether agrarian societies can exist outside corporate control. It is the new battle over who owns the planet.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=542991http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507706Living in a dangerous climate : . climate change and human evolution / . Renâee Hetherington.Description: "Living in a Dangerous Climate provides a journey through human and Earth history, showing how a changing climate has affected human evolution and society. Is it possible for humanity to evolve quickly, or is slow, gradual, genetic evolution the only way we change? Why did all other Homo species go extinct while Homo sapiens became dominant? How did agriculture, domestication, and the use of fossil fuels affect humanity's growing dominance? Do today's dominant societies--devoted as they are to Darwinism and 'survival of the fittest'--contribute to our current failure to meet the hazards of a dangerous climate? Unique and thought provoking, the book links scientific knowledge and perspectives of evolution, climate change, and economics in a way that is accessible and exciting for the general reader. The book is also valuable for courses on climate change, human evolution, and environmental science"--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507706http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489988Making maps : . a visual guide to map design for GIS / . John Krygier, Denis Wood.Description: This volume is a concise guide to creating maps using GIS (a geographic information system). In the simplest terms, GIS is the merging of cartography, statistical analysis and database technology. Featuring over 300 maps and other figures, including instructive examples of both good and poor design choices, the book covers everything from locating and processing data to making decisions about layout, map symbols, color, and type.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489988http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490336The making of Yosemite : . James Mason Hutchings and the origin of America's most popular national park / . Jen A. Huntley.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490336http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490375Maphead : . charting the wide, weird world of geography wonks / . Ken Jennings.Description: It comes as no surprise that, as a kid, Jeopardy! legend Ken Jennings slept with a bulky Hammond world atlas by his pillow every night. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts everywhere. Jennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks, from the London Map Fair to the computer programmers at Google Earth. Each chapter delves into a different aspect of map culture: highpointing, geocaching, road atlas rallying, even the "unreal estate" charted on the maps of fiction and fantasy. He also considers the ways in which cartography has shaped our history, suggesting that the impulse to make and read maps is as relevant today as it has ever been.--From publisher description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490375http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=519199Mapping Census 2010 : . the geography of American change / . Riley Peake.Description: "Using the latest census data and geographic information system (GIS) technology, this atlas examines how our unique population is moving and changing. These large, full-color maps illustrate population density, age, housing, and racial and ethnic composition with clarity."--P. [4] of cover.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=519199http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489987Mapping : . ways of representing the world / . Daniel Dorling and David Fairbairn.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489987http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503863Mountains on the market : . industry, the environment, and the South / . Randal L. Hall.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503863http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=542999Native American environmentalism : . land, spirit, and the idea of wilderness / . Joy Porter.Description: "In Native American Environmentalism the history of indigenous peoples in North America is brought into dialogue with key environmental terms such as "wilderness" and "nature." The conflict between Christian environmentalist thinking and indigenous views, a conflict intimately linked to the current environmental crisis in the United States, is explored through an analysis of parks and wilderness areas, gardens and gardening, and indigenous approaches to land as expressed in contemporary art, novels, and historical writing. Countering the inclination to associate indigenous peoples with "wilderness" or to conflate everything "Indian" with a vague sense of the ecological, Joy Porter shows how Indian communities were forced to migrate to make way for the nation's "wilderness" parks in the nineteenth century. Among the first American communities to reckon with environmental despoliation, they have fought significant environmental battles and made key adaptations. By linking Native American history to mainstream histories and current debates, Porter advances the important process of shifting debate about climate change away from scientists and literary environmental writers, a project central to tackling environmental crises in the twenty-first century. "--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=542999http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503864The natural city : . re-envisioning the built environment / . edited by Ingrid Leman Stefanovic and Stephen Bede Scharper.Description: "Urban and natural environments are often viewed as entirely separate entities -- human settlements as the domain of architects and planners, and natural areas as untouched wilderness. This dichotomy continues to drive decision-making in subtle ways, but with the mounting pressures of global climate change and declining biodiversity, it is no longer viable. New technologies are promising to provide renewable energy sources and greener designs, but real change will require a deeper shift in values, attitudes, and perceptions.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503864http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489986Natural disasters, cultural responses : . case studies toward a global environmental history / . edited by Christof Mauch and Christian Pfister.Description: "This collection of essays testifies to the profound impact that earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and other such events have had on humans throughout history in every part of the world. Several contributors argue that the experience of catastrophe has changed humans' behavior and perceptions over time without necessarily reducing their degree of exposure or risk. The book includes case studies from Western Europe, Scandinavia, Algeria, the Middle East, China, India, the Philippines, Argentina, Mexico, and the East Coast of the United States, ranging from the medieval through the modern period. While natural disasters occur around the globe, different cultures, societies, and regions have adopted specific methods and technologies for managing local hazards and for surviving catastrophic natural events. Indeed, how humans deal with catastrophes depends largely on social and cultural patterns, values, belief systems, political institutions, and economic structures. The roles that natural disasters play in society and the meanings they are given vary from one political and geographic space to the next. The essays collected here help us to understand not only how people across the centuries have learned to cope with disaster but also how communities in different parts of the world have developed cultural, social, and technological strategies for doing so."--BOOK JACKET.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489986http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503865The natural gas industry in Appalachia : . a history from the first discovery to the tapping of the Marcellus Shale / . David A. Waples.Description: "The large scale, practical uses of natural gas were initially introduced by innovators Joseph Pew and George Westinghouse for the steel and glass industries in Pittsburgh, and local gas companies evolved from individual wells to an interstate supply network acquired by Rockefeller's Standard Oil interests"--Provided by publisher.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503865http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504759Negotiating oil and gas leases : . a book for land owners / . Mike May.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=504759http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=493443The new atlas of world history : . global events at a glance / . John Haywood.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=493443http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=518645A new environmental ethics : . the next millennium for life on earth / . Holmes Rolston III.Description: No one looking ahead at the middle of the last century could have foreseen the extent and the importance of the ensuing environmental crises. Now, more than a decade into the next century, no one can ignore it. This work offers clear, powerful, and oftentimes moving thoughts from one of the first and most respected philosophers to write on the environment. The author, an early and leading pioneer in studying the moral relationship between humans and the Earth, surveys the full spectrum of approaches in the field of environmental ethics. This book, however, is not simply a judicious overview. Instead, it offers critical assessments of contemporary academic accounts and draws on a lifetime of research and experience to suggest an outlook for the future. As a result, this focused, forward-looking analysis teaches its readers to be responsible global citizens, and residents of their landscape, helping ensure that the future we have will be the one we wish for. -- From p. [i] of text.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=518645http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496503No dig, no fly, no go : . how maps restrict and control / . Mark Monmonier.Description: Restrictive cartography has boomed in recent decades as governments seek to regulate activities as diverse as hiking, building a residence or opening a store; but the practice is as ancient as mapping itself. This volume explores mapping as a means of control.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496503http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503522Oil notes / . . Rick Bass ; drawings by Elizabeth Hughes ; with a new introduction by the author.Description: " Oil Notes is about the excitement of the earth below us, the passing of time, and oil: where it is trapped, how it is discovered, and its gradual disappearance. Writing in the form of a journal, Rick Bass brings a lyric imagination to the oil geologist's craft, measuring people's short lives and relationships against the seemingly immutable history of the earth, showing mountains and forests that do not move while we are free to race across them, living our lives in the ultimate freedom of speed. To dig for oil is a way to dig deep into human experience, a kind of subterranean exploration of self. And nothing escapes this writer's eye or imagination. In lean, considered prose, Bass's essays and notes offer fascinating insights into the oil industry while skillfully painting the picture of a young man on the verge of adulthood. Oil Notes successfully conveys the excitement of possibility--a stimulating career, the pursuit of a wonderful woman, the beautiful mystery of the earth--that so addresses and captivates us in our own lives. Bass provides a new introduction for this edition reflecting how much--and how little--has changed since his youth in the oil industry"--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503522http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507708The old ways : . a journey on foot / . Robert Macfarlane.Description: "In this exquisitely written book, Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge, England, home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove roads, and sea paths that crisscross both the British landscape and its waters and territories beyond. The result is an immersive, enthralling exploration of the ghosts and voices that haunt old paths, of the stories our tracks keep and tell, and of pilgrimage and ritual. Told in Macfarlane's distinctive voice, 'The Old Ways' folds together natural history, cartography, geology, archaeology and literature. His walks take him from the chalk downs of England to the bird islands of the Scottish northwest, from Palestine to the sacred landscapes of Spain and the Himalayas. Along the way he crosses paths with walkers of many kinds--wanderers, pilgrims, guides, and artists. Above all this is a book about walking as a journey inward and the subtle ways we are shaped by the landscapes through which we move. Macfarlane discovers that paths offer not just a means of traversing space, but of feeling, knowing, and thinking."--Publisher description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507708http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507151Orogenesis : . the making of mountains / . by Michael R.W. Johnson, Simon L. Harley.Description: "Orogenesis, the process of mountain building, occurs when two tectonic plates collide--either forcing material upwards to form mountain belts such as the Alps or Himalayas or causing one plate to be subducted below the other, resulting in volcanic mountain chains such as the Andes. Integrating the approaches of structural geology and metamorphism, this book provides an up-to-date overview of orogenic research, and an introduction to the physico-chemical properties of mountain belts. Global examples are explored, the interactioning roles of temperature and deformation in the orogenic process are reviewed, and important new concepts such as channel flow are explained. This book provides a valuable introduction to this fast-moving field for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of structural geology, plate tectonics and geodynamics, and will also provide a vital overview of research for academics and researchers working in related fields including petrology, geochemistry and sedimentology."--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507151http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=515485Our dying planet : . an ecologist's view of the crisis we face / . Peter F. Sale.Description: Coral reefs are on track to become the first ecosystem actually eliminated from the planet. So says leading ecologist Peter F. Sale in this crash course on the state of the planet. Sale draws from his own extensive work on coral reefs, and from recent research by other ecologists, to explore the many ways we are changing the earth and to explain why it matters. Weaving into the narrative his own firsthand field experiences around the world, Sale brings ecology alive while giving a solid understanding of the science at work behind today's pressing environmental issues. He delves into topics including overfishing, deforestation, biodiversity loss, use of fossil fuels, population growth, and climate change while discussing the real consequences of our growing ecological footprint. Most important, this passionately written book emphasizes that a gloom-and-doom scenario is not inevitable, and as Sale explores alternative paths, he considers the ways in which science can help us realize a better future.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=515485http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489985Our magnetic Earth : . the science of geomagnetism / . Ronald T. Merrill.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489985http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=513116Oxford atlas of the world / . . [gazetteer of nations, text Keith Lye ; cartography by Philip's].Description: Provides maps and satellite photography that reflect the most recent political, economic, and demographic statistics, and presents articles addressing the environment and population matters in major cities of the world.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=513116http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490335Population geography : . tools and issues / . K. Bruce Newbold.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490335http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489984The post carbon reader : . managing the 21st century's sustainability crises / . Richard Heinberg and Daniel Lerch, editors.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489984http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489983The power of the sea : . tsunamis, storm surges, rogue waves, and our quest to predict disasters / . Bruce Parker.Description: The awesome power of the earth's oceans has been in the headlines in recent years, from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami (300,000 dead) to the devastation of New Orleans caused by the storm surge from Hurricane Katrina, to the huge rogue waves that have struck oil tankers and cruise ships. The author, a former Chief Scientist for the National Ocean Service, tells these stories as he explores the history of our struggle to understand the physics of the sea so we can predict when it will unleash its power against us. His wide sweeping narrative interweaves exciting stories of unpredicted natural disasters with fascinating stories of scientific discovery, including: Napoleon's realization about Moses and the Exodus after his own narrow escape from the dangerous tides of the Red Sea; the critical role that tide predictions and wave forecasts played in the Allied victory on D-Day; how the deadly storm surge that killed half a million people in Bangladesh in 1970 led to that nation's fight for independence; how the largest tsunami in recorded history carried three fishing boats from a bay in Alaska into the Pacific Ocean, and the father and son who survived to tell the tale; how a ten year old English girl saved dozens of people during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and why elephants were able to save so many lives; how the sea affects El Ninos and climate change, and whether sea level rise due to global warming will put our coasts underwater; how today's scientists are working to predict the sea's next disaster using a vast global array of oceanographic sensors, on buoys, on ships, on islands, along coasts, and on satellites, to provide the huge quantities of real time data needed by computer prediction models. ThIs narrative is a sweeping look at more than 1,000 years of ocean history and science.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489983http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490334The Princeton field guide to dinosaurs / . . Gregory S. Paul.Description: World-renowned dinosaur illustrator and researcher Gregory Paul provides comprehensive visual and textual coverage of the great Mesozoic animals that gave rise to the living dinosaurs, the birds. Paul presents thorough descriptions of more than 735 dinosaur species and features more than 600 color and black-and-white images, including unique skeletal drawings, "life" studies, and scenic views.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490334http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489877Principles of environmental toxicology / . . Ian C. Shaw and John Chadwick.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489877http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503523The race for what's left : . the global scramble for the world's last resources / . Michael T. Klare.Description: Journalist Klare describes the impact the coming shortage of natural resources will have on the future of the human race.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503523http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503869Rereading the fossil record : . the growth of paleobiology as an evolutionary discipline / . David Sepkoski.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503869http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=518647Resilient coastal city regions : . planning for climate change in the United States and Australia / . edited by Edward J. Blakely and Armando Carbonell.Description: "The importance of dealing with potentially severe climate impacts is becoming increasingly clear. In recent years, we have seen a number of extreme temperature and precipitation events, with climate records set in countries around the globe, but notably in the United States and Australia. The Lincoln Institute initially became involved in the issue of climate change through our work with planning directors in the 30 largest cities of the United States. Beginning in 2006 these city planners started raising the issue of how to respond to their mayors' questions about global warming. Many of the mayors were already signing the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, launched by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels in 2005 as the Kyoto Protocol was going into effect. Building on a number of Institute-sponsored working papers, Policy Focus Reports, and research seminars over the past five years, this book reports on responses to climate change in nine coastal cities and metropolitan regions in the United States and Australia. The two countries, both large, sprawling, and showing a predilection for coastal development, have much in common when it comes to climate change. First, they are among the highest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters per capita in the developed world, with Australia usually heading the list and the United States close behind. Second, both countries are exposed to significant climate-related risk relative to sea level rise and storm surge, drought and water shortage, floods, wildfires, and heat waves. The city regions documented here represent some of the most critical conditions faced in the two countries. This book deals with both mitigation (the reduction of GHG emissions) and adaptation (managing the risk of climate impacts that cannot be avoided) as the terms are generally used in this field. At least from the vantage point of the United States, it appears that the pendulum has swung from an initial emphasis on mitigation, as reflected in the mayors' initiatives in response to the Kyoto Protocol, to one focusing on adaptation, as cities begin to prepare for the onslaught of climate-related impacts. The nine cases show a range of adaptation responses. However, as explored in the concluding chapter, to avoid catastrophic results, it remains necessary to significantly reduce GHG emissions. While there are encouraging developments at the national level in Australia, recent analysis suggests that the time for action is critically short. The pivotal environmental issue of our time has largely left the world stage as governments across the globe struggle for economic stability in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008. In spite of mixed prospects for action at the international and national levels, state and local governments have shown a greater ability to respond to climate change. Resilience and adaptation are coming to the fore in public discussions, with increasing attention given to the impacts of changes in climate on human welfare and the integrity of ecosystems. In bringing forth this volume, the aim was to document approaches that will be useful not just in the United States and Australia but more broadly in coastal regions throughout the world. We are humbly aware that this is only an initial response to a challenge with a magnitude of potential impacts never before experienced in human history, a challenge that will test our ability to work together at every scale."--Publisher's website.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=518647http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489994The ripple effect : . the fate of freshwater in the twenty-first century / . Alex Prud'homme.Description: This work of investigative journalism shows how freshwater is the pressing global issue of the twenty-first century.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489994http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508016River republic : . the fall and rise of America's rivers / . Daniel McCool.Description: Overview: Daniel McCool not only chronicles the history of water development agencies in America and the way in which special interests have abused rather than preserved the country's rivers, he also narrates the second, brighter act in this ongoing story: the surging, grassroots movement to bring these rivers back to life and ensure they remain pristine for future generations. The culmination of ten years of research and observation, McCool's book confirms the surprising news that America's rivers are indeed returning to a healthier, free-flowing condition. The politics of river restoration demonstrates how strong grassroots movements can challenge entrenched powers and win. Through passion and dedication, ordinary people are reclaiming the American landscape, forming a "river republic" of concerned citizens from all backgrounds and sectors of society. As McCool shows, the history, culture, and fate of America is tied to its rivers, and their restoration is a microcosm mirroring American beliefs, livelihoods, and an increasing awareness of what two hundred years of environmental degradation can do. McCool profiles the individuals he calls "instigators," who initiated the fight for these waterways and, despite enormous odds, have succeeded in the near-impossible task of challenging and changing the status quo. Part I of the volume recounts the history of America's relationship to its rivers; part II describes how and why Americans "parted" them out, destroying their essence and diminishing their value; and part III shows how society can live in harmony with its waterways while restoring their well-being-and, by extension, the well-being of those who depend on them.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508016http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507709The rocks don't lie : . a geologist investigates Noah's flood / . David R. Montgomery.Description: A MacArthur Fellow presents a surprising perspective on Noah's Flood and how the mystery of the Bible's greatest story shaped geology.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507709http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495822The Routledge handbook of urban ecology / . . edited by Ian Douglas ... [ et al.].Description: This handbook provides a state of the art guide to the science, practice and value of urban ecology to help everyone understand and enjoy their urban habitat.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495822http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490333Running out of water : . the looming crisis and solutions to conserve our most precious resource / . Peter Rogers and Susan Leal ; foreward by Congressman Edward J. Markey.Description: "While many believe that water is a renewable resource that will never go away, the truth is that the availability of this essential element is declining. Global warming creates moonscapes where there were once snow-packed mountains. Population growth has pushed demand, straining our current supply--almost ensuring that water will become as coveted as oil in the twenty-first century. As the water supply declines, there are critical questions to answer: Can we learn to conserve? Can we find ways to renew this resource? Do we have the political will to act wisely before it is too late? Peter Rogers and Susan Leal are experts with decades of experience dealing with the conservation and protection of water. Through the use of case studies, or "success stories," Rogers and Leal explain in accessible terms the scientific, economic, and political aspects of the issue. They offer a comprehensive look at the crisis--from the West Coast, where mighty rivers are being diverted for California's agriculture--to the Gulf Coast of Florida, where snowbird retreats are straining natural resources--to traditionally thirsty parts of the world, like southern India, where water is available but infrastructure to deliver it is limited or nonexistent. Focusing on solutions, Running Out of Water lays out the political leadership, policy action and technology tools required to sustain our water supplies"--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490333http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490332Scarcity and frontiers : . how economies have developed through natural resource exploitation / . Edward B. Barbier.Description: "Throughout much of history, a critical driving force behind global economic development has been the response of society to the scarcity of key natural resources. Increasing scarcity raises the cost of exploiting existing natural resources and creates incentives in all economies to innovate and conserve more of these resources. However, economies have also responded to increasing scarcity by obtaining and developing more of these resources. Since the agricultural transition over 12,000 years ago, this exploitation of new 'frontiers' has often proved to be a pivotal human response to natural resource scarcity. This book provides a fascinating account of the contribution that natural resource exploitation has made to economic development in key eras of world history. This not only fills an important gap in the literature on economic history but also shows how we can draw lessons from these past epochs for attaining sustainable economic development in the world today"--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490332http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508017The science of navigation : . from dead reckoning to GPS / . Mark Denny.Description: Overview: In today's world of online maps and travel directions delivered wirelessly to hand-held devices, getting from place to place requires little thought from most of us-which is a good thing, since accurate navigation can be tricky. Get your bearings with Mark Denny-an expert at explaining scientific concepts in non-technical language-in this all-encompassing look at the history and science of navigation. Denny's tour kicks off with key facts about the earth and how its physical properties affect travel. He discusses cartography and early mapmakers, revealing fascinating tidbits such as how changes over time of the direction of true north, as well as of magnetic north, impacted navigation. Denny details the evolution of navigation from the days of coastal piloting to GPS and other modern-day technologies. He explains the scientific breakthroughs in accessible, amusing terms and provides an insightful look at their effects on societies, cultures, and human advancement. Throughout, Denny frames the long history of navigation with amazing tales of such people as Pytheas, an ancient Greek navigator, and Sir Francis Drake and of such discoveries as the magnetic compass and radio direction finding. Whether you have an interest in orienteering and geocaching or want to know more about the critical role navigation has played in human survival and progress since ancient people learned to use lodestones, The Science of Navigation is for you. With it you'll finally understand the why of wayfinding.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508017http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490331Seattle geographies / . . edited by Michael Brown, Richard Morrill.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490331http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=513135Secrets of the ice : . Antarctica's clues to climate, the universe, and the limits of life / . Veronika Meduna.Description: Antarctica is the only continent without permanent human habitation, yet it may hold the key to our survival. Meduna shows how geologists and glaciologists learn about the implications of today's climate change for the future; how scientists study migration patterns of emperor penguins or examine the microbial evidence that may reveal how life evolved on Earth-- and what it may look like on other planets.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=513135http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489982Something's rising : . appalachians fighting mountaintop removal / . Silas House and Jason Howard ; foreword by Lee Smith.Description: Like an old-fashioned hymn sung in rounds, Something's Rising gives a stirring voice to the lives, culture, and determination of the people fighting the destructive practice of mountaintop removal in the coalfields of central Appalachia. Each person's story, unique and unfiltered, articulates the hardship of living in these majestic mountains amid the daily desecration of the land by the coal industry because of America's insistence on cheap energy. Developed as an alternative to strip mining, mountaintop removal mining consists of blasting away the tops of mountains, dumping waste into the valleys, and retrieving the exposed coal. This process buries streams, pollutes wells and waterways, and alters fragile ecologies in the region. The people who live, work, and raise families in central Appalachia face not only the physical destruction of their land but also the loss of their culture and health in a society dominated by the consequences of mountaintop removal.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489982http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507710Soundings : . the story of the remarkable woman who mapped the ocean floor / . Hali Felt.Description: "A compelling portrait of one of the most interesting "forgotten" women of the twentieth century, the scientist who mapped, for the first time, the ocean floor. Until Marie Tharp's groundbreaking work in the 1950s, the floor of the ocean was a mystery--then, as now, we knew less about the ocean than we did about outer space. In a time when women in the scientific community were routinely dismissed, Tharp's work changed our understanding of the earth's geologic evolution. While her partner, Bruce Heezen, went on expeditions to collect soundings (records of sonar pings measuring the ocean's depth across its entire expanse), Tharp turned this data into beautiful and controversial maps that laid the groundwork for proving the theory of continental drift. Tharp's maps showed for the first time that the continents were moving and had always been moving and that what had happened over eons under the sea was as "visible" now as looking at the same phenomenon on land. Her maps have been called some of "the most remarkable achievements in modern cartography" and yet no one knows her name. The brilliant young writer Hali Felt captures the romance of scientific discovery and brings to vivid life this pioneering scientist who changed the way we view the earth"--Provided by publisher.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507710http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=519197Space atlas : . mapping the universe and beyond / . James Trefil ; foreword by Buzz Aldrin.Description: "Filled with lavish illustrations, this book is a grand tour of the universe. Three ever widening domains are presented--the planets, the stars, and the large scale universe itself--each including the ones before it and extending outward"--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=519197http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498866Spatial statistics : . geospatial information modeling and thematic mapping / . Mohammed A. Kalkhan.Description: Geospatial information modeling and mapping has become an important tool for the investigation and management of natural resources at the landscape scale. Spatial Statistics: GeoSpatial Information Modeling and Thematic Mapping reviews the types and applications of geospatial information data, such as remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), and GPS as well as their integration into landscape-scale geospatial statistical models and maps. The book explores how to extract information from remotely sensed imagery, GIS, and GPS, and how to combine this with field data--vegetation, soil, and environmental--to produce a spatial model that can be reconstructed and displayed using GIS software. Readers learn the requirements and limitations of each geospatial modeling and mapping tool. Case studies with real-life examples illustrate important applications of the models.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498866http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=518648State of the world's cities 2012-2013 : . prosperity of cities. . Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=518648http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508836The story of Earth : . the first 4.5 billion years, from stardust to living planet / . Robert M. Hazen.Description: In this radical new approach to Earth's biography, senior Carnegie Institution researcher and national bestselling author Robert M. Hazen reveals how the co-evolution of the geosphere and biosphere--of rocks and living matter--has shaped our planet into the only one of its kind in the Solar System, if not the entire cosmos.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=508836http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495823The subsistence economies of Indigenous North American societies : . a handbook / . edited by Bruce D. Smith.Description: "The Subsistence Economies of Indigenous North American Societies provides a comprehensive and in-depth documentation of how Native American societies met the challenges of adapting to the varied ecosystems of North America over the past 10,000 years. The contributors identify a number of recurrent themes and questions which have shaped debates regarding the nature of Native American interaction with and impact on their local environments throughout the Holocene.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=495823http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=543469Superstorm : . nine days inside Hurricane Sandy / . Kathryn Miles.Description: "The first complete moment-by-moment account of the largest Atlantic storm system ever recorded-a hurricane like no other. The sky was lit by a full moon on October 29, 2012, but nobody on the eastern seaboard of the United States could see it. Everything had been consumed by cloud. The storm's immensity caught the attention of scientists on the International Space Station. Even from there, it seemed almost limitless: 1.8 million square feet of tightly coiled bands so huge they filled the windows of the Station. It was the largest storm anyone had ever seen. Initially a tropical storm, Sandy had grown into a hybrid monster. It charged across open ocean, picking up strength with every step, baffling meteorologists and scientists, officials and emergency managers, even the traditional maritime wisdom of sailors and seamen: What exactly was this thing? By the time anyone decided, it was too late. And then the storm made landfall. Sandy was not just enormous, it was also unprecedented. As a result, the entire nation was left flat-footed. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration couldn't issue reliable warnings; the Coast Guard didn't know what to do. In Superstorm, journalist Kathryn Miles takes readers inside the maelstrom, detailing the stories of dedicated professionals at the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service. The characters include a forecaster who risked his job to sound the alarm in New Jersey, the crew of the ill-fated tall ship Bounty, Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Christie, and countless coastal residents whose homes--and lives--were torn apart and then left to wonder. When is the next superstorm coming?"--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=543469http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490330Swamplife : . people, gators, and mangroves entangled in the Everglades / . Laura A. Ogden.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490330http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507139Toward a sustainable water future : . visions for 2050 / . sponsored by Emerging and Innovative Technology Committee, Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; edited by Walter M. Grayman, Daniel P. Loucks, Laurel Saito.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507139http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=518649True green : . executive effectiveness in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / . edited by Gerald Andrews Emison and John C. Morris.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=518649http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490329The turning points of environmental history / . . edited by Frank Uekoetter.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490329http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503525Under the surface : . fracking, fortunes and the fate of the Marcellus Shale / . Tom Wilber.Description: Running from southern West Virginia through eastern Ohio, across central and northeast Pennsylvania, and into New York through the Southern Tier and the Catskills, the Marcellus Shale formation underlies a sparsely populated region that features striking landscapes, critical watersheds, and a struggling economic base. It also contains one of the world's largest supplies of natural gas, a resource that has been dismissed as inaccessible until recently. Technological developments that combine horizontal drilling with hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") have removed physical and economic barriers to extracting hundreds of trillions of cubic feet of gas from bedrock deep below the Appalachian basin. Beginning in 2006, the first successful Marcellus gas wells by Range Resources, combined with a spike in the value of natural gas, spurred a modern-day gold rush, a "gas rush", with profound ramifications for environmental policy, energy markets, political dynamics, and the lives of the people living in the Marcellus region. This book is a journalistic overview of shale gas development and the controversies surrounding it. Control over drilling rights is at stake in the heart of Marcellus country, northeast Pennsylvania and central New York. The decisions by landowners to work with or against the companies, and the resulting environmental and economic consequences, are scrutinized by neighbors faced with similar decisions, by residents of cities whose water supply originates in the exploration area, and by those living across state lines with differing attitudes and policies concerning extraction industries. Here the author gives a voice to all constituencies, including farmers and landowners tempted by the prospects of wealth but wary of the consequences, policymakers struggling with divisive issues, and activists coordinating campaigns based on their respective visions of economic salvation and environmental ruin. He describes a landscape in which the battle over the Marcellus ranges from the very local, yard signs proclaiming landowners' allegiances for or against shale gas development, to often conflicting municipal, state, and federal legislation intended to accelerate, delay, or discourage exploration. For millions of people with a direct stake in shale gas exploration in the Marcellus or any number of other emerging shale resources in the United States and worldwide, or for those concerned about the global energy outlook, this book offers a look at the issues.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503525http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490327Virtual water : . tackling the threat to our planet's most precious resource / . Tony Allan.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490327http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507152Waking the giant : . how a changing climate triggers earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes / . Bill McGuire.Description: "The ground beneath our feet may seem safe and solid, but earthquakes, volcanic blasts and other hazardous natural phenomena leave us in no doubt that this isn't the case. The Earth is a dynamic planet of shifting tectonic plates that is responsive to change, particularly when there is a dramatic climate transition. We know that at the end of the last Ice Age, as the great glaciers disappeared, the release in pressure allowed the crust beneath to bounce back. At the same time, staggering volumes of melt water poured into the ocean basins, warping and bending the crust around their margins. The resulting tossing and turning provoked a huge resurgence in volcanic activity, seismic shocks, and monstrous landslides -- the last both above the waves and below. The frightening truth is that temperature rises expected this century are in line with those at the end of the Ice Age. All the signs, warns geophysical hazard specialist Bill McGuire, are that unmitigated climate change due to human activities could bring about a comparable response. Using evidence accumulated from studies of the recent history of our planet, and gleaned from current observations and modeling, he argues convincingly that we ignore at our peril the threats that presented by climate change and the waking giant beneath our feet."--Cover.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507152http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490328Water : . towards a culture of responsibility / . Antoine Frâerot.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490328http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489981Weather on the air : . a history of broadcast meteorology / . Robert Henson.Description: The first comprehensive history of its kind, Weather on the Air explores the many forces that have shaped weather broadcasts over the years, including the long-term drive to professionalize weathercasting, the complex relations between government and private forecasters, and the effects of climate-change science and the Internet on today's broadcasts. Dozens of photos and anecdotes accompany Henson's more than two decades of research to document the evolution of weathercasts, from their primitive beginnings on the radio to the high-gloss, graphics-laden segments we watch on television every morning.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489981http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503871Wetland habitats of North America : . ecology and conservation concerns / . edited by Darold P. Batzer and Andrew H. Baldwin.Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503871http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=513137The whole story of climate : . what science reveals about the nature of endless change / . E. Kirsten Peters.Description: Offers an overview of the contributions geology has made to the study of climate change and the nuanced picture it presents of a climate that has gone through constant change over the course of millennia.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=513137http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490930Why geology matters : . decoding the past, anticipating the future / . Doug Macdougall.Description: "Volcanic dust, climate change, tsunamis, earthquakes--geoscience explores phenomena that profoundly affect our lives. But more than that, as Doug Macdougall makes clear, the science also provides important clues to the future of the planet. In an entertaining and accessibly written narrative, Macdougall gives an overview of Earth's astonishing history based on information extracted from rocks, ice cores, and other natural archives. He explores such questions as: What is the risk of an asteroid striking Earth? Why does the temperature of the ocean millions of years ago matter today? How are efforts to predict earthquakes progressing? Macdougall also explains the legacy of greenhouse gases from Earth's past and shows how that legacy shapes our understanding of today's human-caused climate change. We find that geoscience in fact illuminates many of today's most pressing issues--the availability of energy, access to fresh water, sustainable agriculture, maintaining biodiversity--and we discover how, by applying new technologies and ideas, we can use it to prepare for the future"--Provided by publisher.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=490930http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503526World environmental history / . . William H. McNeill ... [et al.], editors ; Brett Bowden, associate editor.Description: Environmental articles from the Berkshire encyclopedia of world history, 2nd ed.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=503526http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=506920Worldmark encyclopedia of U.S. and Canadian environmental issues . . Susan Bevan Gall and Margaret K. Antone, editors.Description: Covers the environmental issues for each U.S. state and Canadian province. Essays include an introduction that describes the geographical and geological features of the state/province, information on how global climate change could affect the state/province and its inhabitants, information on natural resources, energy, Green Economy, Green Jobs, and Green Building, and a special section that covers a major environmental topic in each state/province.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=506920http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489980The world's beaches / . . Orrin H. Pilkey ... [et al.].Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489980